National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures

[Assignment: 48-DPA-07-13-08_SOI_K_Philly_Rec] Reception at Independence National Historical Park for attendees at the National Governors Association Centennial Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and Independence National Historical Park Deputy Superintendent Darla Sidles delivered official remarks; and the Secretary conversed with fellow NGA attendees, among them Pennsylvanina Governor Edward Rendell, Vermont Governor James Douglas, Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal, Guam Governor Felix Camacho, former Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist, and former Michigan Governor John Engler.] [48-DPA-07-13-08_SOI_K_Philly_Rec_IOD_9338.JPG]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Guam_6-6-7-07] Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Guam, U.S. Territory [48-DPA-SOI_K_Guam_6-6-7-07__DI12333.JPG]

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A quartermaster working on the bridge of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9) uses a drafting machine as he plots the ship's course. The GUAM is returning to Naval Station, Norfolk, Va., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Major General Wayne E. Rollings, Commanding General, Third Marine Expeditonary Force, talks with officers and staff of Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, during his visit to the housing area in Tiyan, Guam, during Operation PACIFIC HAVEN. PACIFIC HAVEN provided Kurdish evacuees political asylum from Iraq. While on Guam, the Kurds are provided shelter, food, clothing, medical care and assimilation classes for life in the United States

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Guam_6-6-7-07] Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Guam, U.S. Territory [48-DPA-SOI_K_Guam_6-6-7-07__DI11225.JPG]

United States Air Force Captain Mike Wollet, left, Captain Jay Clark, center, Major Dean Steele, fly a C-17 Globemaster aircraft loaded with humanitarian earthquake relief cargo bound for India

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Elias Guereca, 613th Contingency Response Group (CRG), Security Forces Squadron (SFS), verbally communicates with his team members while performing a simulated attack on an urban terrorist target during a Special Reaction Team (SRT) Exercise held in the jungles of Guam. The SRT Exercise consists of Military Operation Urban Terrain (MOUT) training, sniper training, navigation training, and breaching techniques. The 613th CRG conducts these exercises twice a month

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Equipment and appliances are stacked outside the damaged Four Seasons Store in the aftermath of Typhoon Omar. The storm struck on August 29th, causing severe damage to Andersen; Naval Station, Guam; and the surrounding area

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Palau_6-7-9-07] Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Palau Islands, Republic of Palau [48-DPA-SOI_K_Palau_6-7-9-07__DI13024.JPG]